Embroidery needle



F. H. WEBSTER. EMBROIDERY NEEDLE. APPLICATION FILED NOV.4, 1921.

1,407,609; Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

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EMBROIDERY NEEDLE.

3 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS H. WEBSTER, a citizen of the United States,and resident of St. Louis, Mo., have invented certainnew and usefulImprovements in an Embroidery which the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to improvements in an embroidery needle, the sameconsisting adjustable gauge, a detachable needle and ameans for holdingthe gauge and needle inaset position with in thehandle.

The object is to construct a neat, simple,- cheap and unique device forembroidery pur poses, the same being. so arranged as to "permit anysizeof needleto be inserted and easily adjusted and clamped in thehandle, and a guard likewise adjusted in thehandle and over the needleto regulate the distance the needle is to be passed through thematerial, which likewise regulates the loopof the thread-or yarn to beformed on the op posite side of the material, through whichthe needle ispassed. a

Figure 1, is a perspective view of -my com-.

Fig. 2, is a detail perspective view of one of the needles made use of.

Fig. 3, is a detail perspective view of the gauge. I Fig.4, is a sideviewv of my invention." Fig. 5, is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig.6,'is a central sectional'view of the same. a j v Fig. 7 is an enlar ed;cross-sectional view taken on the line 7-3 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8, is a perspective view of theneedle showing a modified form ofsupporting I I In the general construction of my inven-.

tion I provide a handle 9, the same being'of tubular construction and onthe base is provided a clamp 10, which is in any manner fastenedthereto. In the member 9 is provided a hole 11 through which is placed atightening screw 12, said screw being provided with a knurled head 13,by whlch the screw can be operated. Adjacent to this hole I rovide asecond hole 14 and through this ho e is passed the thread or yarn whlchis in turn fed to the point of the needle. In' the hollow handle andinserted through the free open end 15' isplaced a gauge 16, this isconstructed of a strip of material comprising an elongated fiat section17 ,and an Specification of Letters Patent- P t te r Application filedNovember 4, 1921-. Serial No. 512,700.

I claim 1s:

.up-turned end 18, the same bein provided with an elongated slot 19,throug this slot is placed the screw 12, this gauge is supported on aninternally screw-threaded nut'2O turnin when the screwis adjusted.

On t e top-of the gau e and between it of such size as to prevent thesame from and the up or inner sur ace of the handleis inserted t eneedle 21, and said needle is supported in position'between the gaugeand the handle bymeans of its shank 22 which is provided with a slot 23,which passes over the screw. 12 and it is also. provided with a hole-24, which corresponds and registers with the hole 14 of the handle. Theblade 25 of the needle is passed through the slot of the gauge but underthe up-turned end 18. This up-turned end acts asa limit for theinsertion of the needle through the goods.

' The shank of the needle is constructed to have two vertical 'walls 26,terminating into horizontal flanges 27, b this structure considerabletension may e put on the screw .thereby firmly clamping the needle in.po-

sition between the gauge'and the handle, at I the same timesupportingthe gauge and preventing the handle from spreading, owlng tothe fact that its edge'28 is unfastehed.

I may, if desired, constrii'ct a needle of a shank" as that indicated bthe .numeral 29, Fig. 8, in this instance t e shank is semicircular inform instead of a rectangular structure as that'shown'inFig. 2.

When a: needle is inserted in position and then clamped in. the handlethe thread or yarn is'passed through the opening 14, and

then throughthe eye of the needleas shown by dotted l1nes in Fig.6. r

The device is constructed with an assortmoved from its clamped positionand 'an-" other needle is inserted in its place and by tighteningthe-screw the same is held in ri id position in the handle.

aving fully-described my invention what .ment ofcneedlesj of variouslengths and.

1. A needle of the character described the handle and slipped over theclamping screw, a thread supporting eye formed in the handle and in theyneedle through which the thread is passed, substantially as speci= fied.

2. A needle of the character described comprising a handle, a gauge, adetachable needle, a clamping screw supported by the I handle and assingthrough the base of the- 10 needle and t e gauge, and a nut provided onthe screw for clamping the needle and gauge in position. in the handle,substantially as specified; i

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inpresence oftwo subscribing witnesses. v I i FRANCIS HrWJEBSTgER.Witnesses: c I

ALFRED A. E1oKs, B. M. MARME.

